College Coach Salary Rankings

#138 Sacramento State Hornets

Conference: MAC

Head Coach: Alonzo Carter

Coaching Start Year: 2026

Salary: $350,000

Age: 57

Location: Sacramento, California

Stadium: Hornet

Stadium Capacity: 21,195

#137 North Dakota State Bison

Conference: Mountain West

Head Coach: Tim Polasek

Coaching Start Year: 2024

Salary: $450,000

Age: 46

Location: Fargo, North Dakota

Stadium: Fargodome

Stadium Capacity: 18,700

#136 Kent State Golden Flashes

Conference: MAC

Head Coach: Mark Carney

Coaching Start Year: 2025

Salary: $450,000

Age: 45

Location: Kent, Ohio

Stadium: Dix

Stadium Capacity: 22,000

#135 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens

Conference: USA

Head Coach: Ryan Carty

Coaching Start Year: 2022

Salary: $600,000

Age: 42

Location: Newark, Delaware

Stadium: Delaware

Stadium Capacity: 18,077

#134 Akron Zips

Conference: MAC

Head Coach: Joe Moorhead

Coaching Start Year: 2022

Salary: $620,000

Age: 52

Location: Akron, Ohio

Stadium: InfoCision

Stadium Capacity: 30,000

#133 Central Michigan Chippewas

Conference: MAC

Head Coach: Matt Drinkall

Coaching Start Year: 2025

Salary: $640,000Age: 43

Location: Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Stadium: Kelly/Shorts

Stadium Capacity: 30,255

#132 New Mexico Lobos

Conference: Mountain West

Head Coach: Tony Sanchez

Coaching Start Year: 2024

Salary: $650,000

Age: 51

Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Stadium: University

Stadium Capacity: 39,224

#131 Northern Illinois Huskies

Conference: Mountain West

Head Coach: Thomas Hammock

Coaching Start Year: 2019

Salary: $650,000

Age: 44

Location: DeKalb, Illinois

Stadium: Huskie

Stadium Capacity: 23,595

#130 Ball State Cardinals

Conference: MAC

Head Coach: Mike Uremovich

Coaching Start Year: 2025

Salary: $700,000

Age: 49

Location: Muncie, Indiana

Stadium: Scheumann

Stadium Capacity: 22,500

#129 Bowling Green Falcons

Conference: MAC

Head Coach: Eddie George

Coaching Start Year: 2025

Salary: $700,000

Age: 52

Location: Bowling Green, Ohio

Stadium: Doyt Perry

Stadium Capacity: 24,000

#128 Eastern Michigan Eagles

Conference: MAC

Head Coach: Chris Creighton

Coaching Start Year: 2014

Salary: $700,000

Age: 56

Location: Ypsilanti, Michigan

Stadium: Rynearson

Stadium Capacity: 30,200

#127 Missouri State Bears

Conference: USA

Head Coach: Casey Woods

Coaching Start Year: 2026

Salary: $725,000

Age: 42

Location: Springfield, Missouri

Stadium: Robert W Plaster

Stadium Capacity: 17,500

#126 Sam Houston Bearkats

Conference: USA

Head Coach: Phil Longo

Coaching Start Year: 2025

Salary: $750,000

Age: 57

Location: Huntsville, Texas

Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium

Stadium Capacity: 22,000

#125 ULM Warhawks

Conference: Sun Belt

Head Coach: Bryant Vincent

Coaching Start Year: 2024

Salary: $750,000

Age: 50

Location: Monroe, Louisiana

Stadium: Malone

Stadium Capacity: 30,427

#124 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Conference: Sun Belt

Head Coach: Micharl Desormeaux

Coaching Start Year: 2022

Salary: $775,000

Age: 40

Location: Lafayette, Louisiana

Stadium: Cajun Field

Stadium Capacity: 41,426

#123 Buffalo Bulls

Conference: MAC

Head Coach: Pete Lembo

Coaching Start Year: 2024

Salary: $790,000

Age: 55

Location: Buffalo, New York

Stadium: UB

Stadium Capacity: 29,013

#122 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

Conference: Mountain West

Head Coach: Timmy Chang

Coaching Start Year: 2022

Salary: $800,000

Age: 44

Location: Manoa, Hawaii

Stadium: Clarence TC Ching

Stadium Capacity: 15,000

#121 Ohio Bobcats

Conference: MAC

Head Coach: John Hauser

Coaching Start Year: 2025

Salary: $800,000

Age: 45

Location: Athens, Ohio

Stadium: Peden

Stadium Capacity: 27,000

#120 Texas State Bobcats

Conference: PAC 12

Head Coach: G.J. Kinne

Coaching Start Year: 2023

Salary: $800,000

Age: 37

Location: San Marcos, Texas

Stadium: Bobcat Stadium

Stadium Capacity: 30,000

#119 Tulane Green Wave

Conference: American

Head Coach: Will hall

Coaching Start Year: 2026

Salary: $825,000

Age: 45

Location: New Orleans, Louisiana

Stadium: Yulman

Stadium Capacity: 30,000

#118 Arkansas State Red Wolves

Conference: Sun Belt

Head Coach: Butch Jones

Coaching Start Year: 2021

Salary: $835,000

Age: 58

Location: Jonesboro, Arkansas

Stadium: Centennial Bank

Stadium Capacity: 30,382

#117 FIU Panthers

Conference: USA

Head Coach: Willie Simmons

Coaching Start Year: 2025

Salary: $850,000

Age: 45

Location: Westchester, Florida

Stadium: Pittbull

Stadium Capacity: 20,000

#116 Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Conference: Sun Belt

Head Coach: Blake Anderson

Coaching Start Year: 2026

Salary: $850,000

Age: 56

Location: Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Stadium: M M Roberts

Stadium Capacity: 36,000

#115 UTEP Miners

Conference: USA

Head Coach: Scotty Walden

Coaching Start Year: 2024

Salary: $850,000Age: 36

Location: El Paso, Texas

Stadium: Sun Bowl

Stadium Capacity: 51,500

#114 South Alabama Jaguars

Conference: Sun Belt

Head Coach: Major Applewhite

Coaching Start Year: 2024

Salary: $875,000

Age: 47

Location: Mobile, Alabama

Stadium: Ladd-Peebles

Stadium Capacity: 40,000

#113 Charlotte 49ers

Conference: American

Head Coach: Tim Albin

Coaching Start Year: 2025

Salary: $900,000

Age: 60

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina

Stadium: Jerry Richardson

Stadium Capacity: 15,000

#112 Georgia State Panthers

Conference: Sun Belt

Head Coach: Dell McGee

Coaching Start Year: 2024

Salary: $900,000

Age: 52

Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Stadium: Center Parc

Stadium Capacity: 25,000

#111 Troy Trojans

Conference: Sun Belt

Head Coach: Gerad Parker

Coaching Start Year: 2024

Salary: $900,000

Age: 45

Location: Troy, Alabama

Stadium: Veterans

Stadium Capacity: 30,000

#110 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

Conference: USA

Head Coach: Derek Mason

Coaching Start Year: 2024

Salary: $925,000

Age: 56

Location: Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Stadium: Johny "Red" Floyd

Stadium Capacity: 30,788

#109 Kennesaw State Owls

Conference: USA

Head Coach: Jerry Mack

Coaching Start Year: 2025

Salary: $950,000Age: 45

Location: Kennesaw, Georgia

Stadium: Fifth Third

Stadium Capacity: 10,200

#108 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Conference: USA

Head Coach: Tyson Helton

Coaching Start Year: 2018

Salary: $975,000

Age: 48

Location: Bowling Green, Kentucky

Stadium: Houchens-Smith Stadium

Stadium Capacity: 22,123

#107 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Conference: Sun Belt

Head Coach: Ryan Beard

Coaching Start Year: 2026

Salary: $1,000,000

Age: 36

Location: Conway, South Carolina

Stadium: Brooks

Stadium Capacity: 20,000

#106 Georgia Southern Eagles

Conference: Sun Belt

Head Coach: Clay Helton

Coaching Start Year: 2022

Salary: $1,000,000

Age: 53

Location: Statesboro, Georgia

Stadium: Allen E. Paulson

Stadium Capacity: 25,000

#105 Jacksonville State Gamecocks

Conference: USA

Head Coach: Charles Kelly

Coaching Start Year: 2025

Salary: $1,000,000

Age: 58

Location: Jacksonville, Alabama

Stadium: JSU

Stadium Capacity: 24,000

#104 James Madison Dukes

Conference: Sun Belt

Head Coach: Billy Napier

Coaching Start Year: 2026

Salary: $1,000,000

Age: 46

Location: Harrisonburg, Virginia

Stadium: Bridgeforth

Stadium Capacity: 24,877

#103 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Conference: USA

Head Coach: Sonny Cumbie

Coaching Start Year: 2022

Salary: $1,000,000

Age: 44

Location: Ruston, Louisiana

Stadium: Joe Aillet

Stadium Capacity: 28,562

#102 Marshall Thundering Herd

Conference: Sun Belt

Head Coach: Tony Gibson

Coaching Start Year: 2025

Salary: $1,000,000

Age: 53

Location: Huntington, West Virginia

Stadium: Joan C Edwards

Stadium Capacity: 30,475

#101 Memphis Tigers

Conference: American

Head Coach: Charles Huff

Coaching Start Year: 2026

Salary: $1,000,000

Age: 42

Location: Memphis, Tennessee

Stadium: Simmons Bank Liberty

Stadium Capacity: 56,862

#100 Rice Owls

Conference: American

Head Coach: Scott Abell

Coaching Start Year: 2025

Salary: $1,000,000

Age: 56

Location: Houston, Texas

Stadium: Rice

Stadium Capacity: 47,000

#99 Temple Owls

Conference: American

Head Coach: K.C Keeler

Coaching Start Year: 2025

Salary: $1,000,000

Age: 66

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field

Stadium Capacity: 69,596 #98 UAB Blazers

Conference: American

Head Coach: Alex Mortensen

Coaching Start Year: 2026

Salary: $1,000,000

Age: 40

Location: Birmingham, Alabama

Stadium: Protective

Stadium Capacity: 42,351

#97 Washington State Cougars

Conference: PAC 12

Head Coach: Kirby Moore

Coaching Start Year: 2026

Salary: $1,000,000

Age: 35

Location: Pullman, Washington

Stadium: Martin

Stadium Capacity: 32,952

#96 Appalachian State Mountaineers

Conference: Sun Belt

Head Coach: Dowell Loggains

Coaching Start Year: 2025

Salary: $1,100,000

Age: 45

Location: Boone, North Carolina

Stadium: Kidd Brewer

Stadium Capacity: 30,000

#95 Florida Atlantic Owls

Conference: USA

Head Coach: Zach Kittley

Coaching Start Year: 2025

Salary: $1,100,000

Age: 34

Location: Boca Raton, Florida

Stadium: Flagler Credit Union

Stadium Capacity: 29,571

#94 North Texas Mean Green

Conference: American

Head Coach: Neal Brown

Coaching Start Year: 2026

Salary: $1,100,000

Age: 45

Location: Denton, Texas

Stadium: DATCU

Stadium Capacity: 30,850

#93 Old Dominion Monarchs

Conference: Sun Belt

Head Coach: Ricky Rahne

Coaching Start Year: 2020

Salary: $1,100,000

Age: 45

Location: Norfolk, Virginia

Stadium: SB Ballard

Stadium Capacity: 21,944

#92 Wyoming Cowboys

Conference: Mountain West

Head Coach: Craig Bohl

Coaching Start Year: 2024

Salary: $1,100,000

Age: 54

Location: Laramie, Wyoming

Stadium: War Memorial

Stadium Capacity: 29,181

#91 Nevada Wolf Pack

Conference: Mountain West

Head Coach: Ken Wilson

Coaching Start Year: 2024

Salary: $1,200,000

Age: 55

Location: Reno, Nevada

Stadium: Mackay

Stadium Capacity: 30,000

#90 Toledo Rockets

Conference: MAC

Head Coach: Mike Jacobs

Coaching Start Year: 2026

Salary: $1,200,000

Age: 46

Location: Toledo, Ohio

Stadium: Glass Bowl

Stadium Capacity: 26,038 #89 Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Conference: American

Head Coach: Tre Lamb

Coaching Start Year: 2025

Salary: $1,200,000

Age: 36

Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma

Stadium: HA Chapman

Stadium Capacity: 30,000

#88 Western Michigan Broncos

Conference: MAC

Head Coach: Lance Taylor

Coaching Start Year: 2023

Salary: $1,200,000

Age: 44

Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan

Stadium: Waldo

Stadium Capacity: 30,200

#87 Fresno State Bulldogs

Conference: PAC 12

Head Coach: Matt Entz

Coaching Start Year: 2025

Salary: $1,250,000

Age: 53

Location: Fresno, California

Stadium: Valley Children's

Stadium Capacity: 40,727

#86 East Carolina Pirates

Conference: American

Head Coach: Mike Houston

Coaching Start Year: 2024

Salary: $1,300,000

Age: 46

Location: Greenville, North Carolina

Stadium: Dowdy-Hiklen

Stadium Capacity: 50,000

#85 UMass Minutemen

Conference: MAC

Head Coach: Joe Harasymiak

Coaching Start Year: 2025

Salary: $1,300,000

Age: 39

Location: Amherst, Massachusetts

Stadium: McGuirk Alumni

Stadium Capacity: 17,000

#84 Miami of Ohio Redhawks

Conference: MAC

Head Coach: Chuck Martin

Coaching Start Year: 2014

Salary: $1,500,000

Age: 58

Location: Oxford, Ohio

Stadium: Yager

Stadium Capacity: 24,286

#83 Air Force Falcons

Conference: Mountain West

Head Coach: Troy Calhoun

Coaching Start Year: 2007

Salary: $1,550,000

Age: 59

Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado

Stadium: Falcon

Stadium Capacity: 46,692

#82 Oregon State Beavers

Conference: PAC 12

Head Coach: Jonathan Smith

Coaching Start Year: 2026

Salary: $1,600,000

Age: 42

Location: Corvallis, Oregon

Stadium: Reser

Stadium Capacity: 35,548

#81 San Jose State Spartans

Conference: Mountain West

Head Coach: Ken Niumatalolo

Coaching Start Year: 2024

Salary: $1,600,000

Age: 60

Location: San Jose, California

Stadium: CEFCU

Stadium Capacity: 17,000

#80 New Mexico State Aggies

Conference: USA

Head Coach: Jason Eck

Coaching Start Year: 2025

Salary: $1,750,000

Age: 48

Location: Las Cruces, New Mexico

Stadium: Aggie Memorial

Stadium Capacity: 28,853

#79 San Diego State Aztecs

Conference: PAC 12

Head Coach: Sean Lewis

Coaching Start Year: 2024

Salary: $1,850,000

Age: 39

Location: San Diego, California

Stadium: Snapdragon

Stadium Capacity: 35,000

#78 California Golden Bears

Conference: ACC

Head Coach: Tosh Lupoi

Coaching Start Year: 2026

Salary: $2,000,000

Age: 44

Location: Berkeley, California

Stadium: California Memorial

Stadium Capacity: 52,428

#77 Navy Shipman

Conference: American

Head Coach: Brian Newberry

Coaching Start Year: 2023

Salary: $2,000,000

Age: 51

Location: Annapolis, Martland

Stadium: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial

Stadium Capacity: 34,000

#76 Utah State Aggies

Conference: PAC 12

Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall

Coaching Start Year: 2025

Salary: $2,000,000

Age: 59

Location: Logan, Utah

Stadium: Maverik

Stadium Capacity: 25,100

#75 Arizona Wildcats

Conference: Big 12

Head Coach: Brent Brennan

Coaching Start Year: 2024

Salary: $2,200,000

Age: 52

Location: Tucson, Arizona

Stadium: Arizona

Stadium Capacity: 50,782

#74 Boise State Broncos

Conference: PAC 12

Head Coach: Spencer Danielson

Coaching Start Year: 2023

Salary: $2,200,000

Age: 37

Location: Boise, Idaho

Stadium: Albertsons

Stadium Capacity: 32,796

#73 Army Black Knights

Conference: American

Head Coach: Jeff Monken

Coaching Start Year: 2014

Salary: $2,400,000

Age: 58

Location: West Point, New York

Stadium: Minchie

Stadium Capacity: 38,000

#72 Colorado State Rams

Conference: PAC 12

Head Coach: Jim L. Mora

Coaching Start Year: 2026

Salary: $2,400,000

Age: 64

Location: Fort Collins, Colorado

Stadium: Canvas

Stadium Capacity: 36,500

#71 SMU Mustangs

Conference: ACC

Head Coach: Rhett Lashlee

Coaching Start Year: 2022

Salary: $2,500,000

Age: 42

Location: University Park, Texas

Stadium: Gerald Ford

Stadium Capacity: 32,000

#70 UConn Huskies

Conference: Independent

Head Coach: Jason Candle

Coaching Start Year: 2026

Salary: $2,515,000

Age: 46

Location: East Hartford, Connecticut

Stadium: Pratt & Whitney

Stadium Capacity: 40,000

#69 UTSA Roadrunners

Conference: American

Head Coach: Jeff Traylor

Coaching Start Year: 2020

Salary: $2,800,000

Age: 57

Location: San Antonio, Texas

Stadium: Alamodome

Stadium Capacity: 34,984

#68 Iowa State Cyclones

Conference: Big 12

Head Coach: Jimmy Rogers

Coaching Start Year: 2026

Salary: $3,000,000

Age: 38

Location: Ames, Iowa

Stadium: Jack Trice

Stadium Capacity: 61,500

#67 South Florida Bulls

Conference: American

Head Coach: Brian Hartline

Coaching Start Year: 2026

Salary: $3,500,000

Age: 39

Location: Tampa, Florida

Stadium: Raymond James Stadium

Stadium Capacity: 65,000

#66 Syracuse Orange

Conference: ACC

Head Coach: Fran Brown

Coaching Start Year: 2024

Salary: $3,500,000

Age: 43

Location: Syracuse, New York

Stadium: JMA Wireless

Stadium Capacity: 49,057

#65 UNLV Rebels

Conference: Mountain West

Head Coach: Dan Mullen

Coaching Start Year: 2025

Salary: $3,500,000

Age: 53

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

Stadium: Allegiant

Stadium Capacity: 61,500

#64 West Virginia Mountaineers

Conference: Big 12

Head Coach: Rich Rodriguez

Coaching Start Year: 2026

Salary: $3,600,000

Age: 62

Location: Morgantown, West Virginia

Stadium: Milan Puskar

Stadium Capacity: 60,000

#63 Cincinnati Bearcats

Conference: Big 12

Head Coach: Scott Satterfield

Coaching Start Year: 2023

Salary: $3,700,000

Age: 53

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

Stadium: Nippert

Stadium Capacity: 38,088

#62 Oklahoma State Cowboys

Conference: Big 12

Head Coach: Eric Morris

Coaching Start Year: 2026

Salary: $3,800,000

Age: 40

Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma

Stadium: Boone Pickens

Stadium Capacity: 52,305

#61 Duke Blue Devils

Conference: ACC

Head Coach: Manny Diaz

Coaching Start Year: 2024

Salary: $4,000,000

Age: 51

Location: Durham, North Carolina

Stadium: Wallace Wade Stadium

Stadium Capacity: 40,004

#60 Liberty Flames

Conference: USA

Head Coach: Jamey Chadwell

Coaching Start Year: 2023

Salary: $4,000,000

Age: 49

Location: Lynchburg, Virginia

Stadium: Williams

Stadium Capacity: 25,000

#59 Wake Forest Deacons

Conference: ACC

Head Coach: Jake Dickert

Coaching Start Year: 2025

Salary: $4,000,000

Age: 42

Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Stadium: Truist

Stadium Capacity: 31,500

#58 Kansas State Wildcats

Conference: Big 12

Head Coach: Chris Klieman

Coaching Start Year: 2026

Salary: $4,100,000

Age: 36

Location: Manhattan, Kansas

Stadium: Bill Snyder Family

Stadium Capacity: 50,000

#57 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Conference: ACC

Head Coach: Brent Key

Coaching Start Year: 2023

Salary: $4,150,000

Age: 47

Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Stadium: Bobby Dodd

Stadium Capacity: 55,000

#56 Mississippi State Bulldogs

Conference: SEC

Head Coach: Jeff Lebby

Coaching Start Year: 2024

Salary: $4,350,000

Age: 42

Location: Starkville, Mississippi

Stadium: Davis Wade

Stadium Capacity: 60,311

#55 UCF Knights

Conference: Big 12

Head Coach: Scott Frost

Coaching Start Year: 2025

Salary: $4,400,000

Age: 51

Location: Orlando, Florida

Stadium: Acrisure Bounce House

Stadium Capacity: 45,301

#54 Virginia Cavaliers

Conference: ACC

Head Coach: Tony Elliott

Coaching Start Year: 2022

Salary: $4,400,000

Age: 46

Location: Charlottesville, Virginia

Stadium: Scott

Stadium Capacity: 61,500

#53 Houston Cougars

Conference: Big 12

Head Coach: Willie Fritz

Coaching Start Year: 2024

Salary: $4,500,000

Age: 65

Location: Houston, Texas

Stadium: TDECU

Stadium Capacity: 40,000

#52 Baylor Bears

Conference: Big 12

Head Coach: Dave Aranda

Coaching Start Year: 2020

Salary: $4,700,000

Age: 49

Location: Waco, Texas

Stadium: McLane

Stadium Capacity: 45,140

#51 Boston College Eagles

Conference: ACC

Head Coach: Bill O'Brien

Coaching Start Year: 2024

Salary: $5,000,000

Age: 56

Location: Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Stadium: Alumni

Stadium Capacity: 44,500

#50 Michigan State Spartans

Conference: Big 10

Head Coach: Pat Fitzgerald

Coaching Start Year: 2026

Salary: $5,000,000

Age: 51

Location: East Lansing, Michigan

Stadium: Spartan

Stadium Capacity: 74,866

#49 Utah Utes

Conference: Big 12

Head Coach: Morgan Scalley

Coaching Start Year: 2026

Salary: $5,000,000

Age: 46

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

Stadium: Rice-Eccles

Stadium Capacity: 52,827

#48 Vanderbilt Commodores

Conference: SEC

Head Coach: Clark Lea

Coaching Start Year: 2021

Salary: $5,000,000

Age: 44

Location: Nashville, Tennessee

Stadium: FirstBank

Stadium Capacity: 28,934

#47 NC State Wolf Pack

Conference: ACC

Head Coach: Dave Doeren

Coaching Start Year: 2013

Salary: $5,250,000

Age: 54

Location: Raleigh, North Carolina

Stadium: Carter-Finley

Stadium Capacity: 57,583

#46 Louisville Cardinals

Conference: ACC

Head Coach: Jeff Brohm

Coaching Start Year: 2023

Salary: $5,300,000

Age: 54

Location: Louisville, Kentucky

Stadium: L&N

Stadium Capacity: 58,923

#45 Kentucky Wildcats

Conference: SEC

Head Coach: Will Stein

Coaching Start Year: 2026

Salary: $5,500,000

Age: 36

Location: Lexington, Kentucky

Stadium: Kroger

Stadium Capacity: 61,000

#44 Pittsburgh Panthers

Conference: ACC

Head Coach: Pat Narduzzi

Coaching Start Year: 2015

Salary: $5,800,000

Age: 59

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Stadium: Acrisure

Stadium Capacity: 68,400

#43 Minnesota Golden Gophers

Conference: Big 10

Head Coach: P.J. Fleck

Coaching Start Year: 2017

Salary: $6,000,000

Age: 45

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Stadium: Huntington Bank

Stadium Capacity: 50,805

#42 Maryland Terrapins

Conference: Big 10

Head Coach: Mike Locksley

Coaching Start Year: 2019

Salary: $6,100,000

Age: 56

Location: College Park, Maryland

Stadium: Maryland

Stadium Capacity: 51,802

#41 Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Conference: Big 10

Head Coach: Greg Schiano

Coaching Start Year: 2020

Salary: $6,250,000

Age: 59

Location: Piscataway, New Jersey

Stadium: SHI

Stadium Capacity: 52,454

#40 Arkansas Razorbacks

Conference: SEC

Head Coach: Ryan Silverfield

Coaching Start Year: 2026

Salary: $6,500,000

Age: 45

Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas

Stadium: Donal W. Reynolds

Stadium Capacity: 76,000

#39 Purdue Boilermakers

Conference: Big 10

Head Coach: Ryan Walters

Coaching Start Year: 2025

Salary: $6,500,000

Age: 49

Location: Lafayette, Indiana

Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadiums

Stadium Capacity: 57,236

#38 Kansas Jayhawks

Conference: Big 12

Head Coach: Lance Leipold

Coaching Start Year: 2021

Salary: $6,650,000

Age: 61

Location: Lawrence, Kansas

Stadium: David Booth

Stadium Capacity: 47,233

#37 Auburn Tigers

Conference: SEC

Head Coach: Alex Golesh

Coaching Start Year: 2026

Salary: $6,750,000

Age: 41

Location: Auburn, Alabama

Stadium: Jordan-Hare

Stadium Capacity: 88,043

#36 UCLA Bruins

Conference: Big 10

Head Coach: Bob Chesney

Coaching Start Year: 2026

Salary: $6,750,000

Age: 48

Location: Pasadena, California

Stadium: Rose Bowl

Stadium Capacity: 92,452

#35 Ole Miss Rebels

Conference: SEC

Head Coach: Pete Golding

Coaching Start Year: 2025

Salary: $6,800,000

Age: 41

Location: Oxford, Mississippi

Stadium: Vaught-Hemingway

Stadium Capacity: 64,038

#34 Iowa Hawkeyes

Conference: Big 10

Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz

Coaching Start Year: 1998

Salary: $7,000,000

Age: 70

Location: Iowa City, Iowa

Stadium: Kinnick

Stadium Capacity: 69,250

#33 TCU Horned Frogs

Conference: Big 12

Head Coach: Sonny Dykes

Coaching Start Year: 2022

Salary: $7,000,000

Age: 56

Location: Fort Worth, Texas

Stadium: Amon G Carter

Stadium Capacity: 47,000

#32 Texas Tech Red Raiders

Conference: Big 12

Head Coach: Joey McGuire

Coaching Start Year: 2022

Salary: $7,000,000

Age: 54

Location: Lubbock, Texas

Stadium: Jones AT&T

Stadium Capacity: 60,454

#31 Arizona State Sun Devils

Conference: Big 12

Head Coach: Kenny Dillingham

Coaching Start Year: 2023

Salary: $7,500,000

Age: 35

Location: Tempe, Arizona

Stadium: Mountain America

Stadium Capacity: 53,600

#30 Florida Gators

Conference: SEC

Head Coach: Jon Sumrall

Coaching Start Year: 2026

Salary: $7,500,000

Age: 43

Location: Gainsville, Florida

Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin

Stadium Capacity: 88,548

#29 Illinois Fighting Illini

Conference: Big 10

Head Coach: Bret Bielema

Coaching Start Year: 2021

Salary: $7,700,000

Age: 56

Location: Champeign, Illinois

Stadium: Memorial Stadium

Stadium Capacity: 60,670

#28 Northwestern Wildcats

Conference: Big 10

Head Coach: David Braun

Coaching Start Year: 2023

Salary: $7,700,000

Age: 40

Location: Evanston, Illinois

Stadium: Ryan Field

Stadium Capacity: 47,130

#27 Washington Huskies

Conference: Big 10

Head Coach: Jedd Fisch

Coaching Start Year: 2024

Salary: $7,750,000

Age: 49

Location: Seattle, Washington

Stadium: Husky

Stadium Capacity: 70,138

#26 Wisconsin Badgers

Conference: Big 10

Head Coach: Luke Fickell

Coaching Start Year: 2023

Salary: $7,800,000

Age: 52

Location: Madson, Wisconsin

Stadium: Camp Randall

Stadium Capacity: 80,321

#25 Miami Hurricanes

Conference: ACC

Head Coach: Mario Cristobal

Coaching Start Year: 2022

Salary: $8,000,000

Age: 55

Location: Miami, Florida

Stadium: Hard Rock

Stadium Capacity: 64,767

#24 Penn State Nittany Lions

Conference: Big 10

Head Coach: Matt Campbell

Coaching Start Year: 2026

Salary: $8,000,000

Age: 46

Location: University Park, Pennsylvania

Stadium: Beaver

Stadium Capacity: 106,572

#23 Stanford Cardinal

Conference: ACC

Head Coach: Tavita Pritchard

Coaching Start Year: 2026

Salary: $8,000,000

Age: 38

Location: Stanford, California

Stadium: Stanford Stadium

Stadium Capacity: 50,424

#22 South Carolina Gamecocks

Conference: SEC

Head Coach: Shane Beamer

Coaching Start Year: 2021

Salary: $8,150,000

Age: 48

Location: Colombia, South Carolina

Stadium: Williams-Brice Stadium

Stadium Capacity: 77,559

#21 Michigan Wolverines

Conference: Big 10

Head Coach: Kyle Whittingham

Coaching Start Year: 2026

Salary: $8,200,000

Age: 66

Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan

Stadium: Michigan

Stadium Capacity: 107,601

#20 Virginia Tech Hokies

Conference: ACC

Head Coach: James Franklin

Coaching Start Year: 2026

Salary: $8,300,000

Age: 53

Location: Blacksburg, Virginia

Stadium: Lane

Stadium Capacity: 65,632

#19 Oklahoma Sooners

Conference: SEC

Head Coach: Brent Venables

Coaching Start Year: 2022

Salary: $8,500,000

Age: 55

Location: Norman, Oklahoma

Stadium: Gaylord Family

Stadium Capacity: 80,126

#18 BYU Cougars

Conference: Big 12

Head Coach: Kalani Sitake

Coaching Start Year: 2016

Salary: $9,000,000

Age: 50

Location: Provo, Utah

Stadium: LaVell Edwards

Stadium Capacity: 63,470

#17 Missouri Tigers

Conference: SEC

Head Coach: Eliah Drinkwitz

Coaching Start Year: 2020

Salary: $9,000,000

Age: 42

Location: Columbia, Missouri

Stadium: Memorial Stadium

Stadium Capacity: 61,621

#16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Conference: Independent

Head Coach: Marcus Freeman

Coaching Start Year: 2021

Salary: $9,000,000

Age: 40

Location: South Bend, Indiana

Stadium: Notre Dame

Stadium Capacity: 77,622

#15 Tennessee Volunteers

Conference: SEC

Head Coach: Josh Heupel

Coaching Start Year: 2021

Salary: $9,000,000

Age: 47

Location: Knoxville, Tennessee

Stadium: Neyland

Stadium Capacity: 101,915

#14 Nebraska Cornhusker

Conference: Big 10

Head Coach: Matt Rhule

Coaching Start Year: 2023

Salary: $9,250,000

Age: 50

Location: Lincoln, Nebraska

Stadium: Memorial Stadium

Stadium Capacity: 83,406

#13 Florida State Seminoles

Conference: ACC

Head Coach: Mike Norvell

Coaching Start Year: 2020

Salary: $9,785,000

Age: 44

Location: Tallahassee, Florida

Stadium: Doak S. Campbell

Stadium Capacity: 79,560

#12 Colorado Buffaloes

Conference: Big 12

Head Coach: Deion Sanders

Coaching Start Year: 2023

Salary: $10,000,000

Age: 58

Location: Boulder, Colorado

Stadium: Folsom

Stadium Capacity: 50,183

#11 North Carolina Tar Heels

Conference: ACC

Head Coach: Bill Belichick

Coaching Start Year: 2025

Salary: $10,000,000

Age: 73

Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Stadium: Kenan Memorial

Stadium Capacity: 50,500

#10 Alabama Crimson Tide

Conference: SEC

Head Coach: Kalen DeBoer

Coaching Start Year: 2024

Salary: $10,250,000

Age: 51

Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Stadium: Bryant-Denny

Stadium Capacity: 100,699

#9 Oregon Ducks

Conference: Big 10

Head Coach: Dan Lanning

Coaching Start Year: 2022

Salary: $11,000,000

Age: 39

Location: Eugene, Oregon

Stadium: Autzen

Stadium Capacity: 54,000

#8 Texas Longhorns

Conference: SEC

Head Coach: Steve Sarkisian

Coaching Start Year: 2021

Salary: $11,000,000

Age: 51

Location: Austin, Texas

Stadium: Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial

Stadium Capacity: 95,594

#7 Clemson Tigers

Conference: ACC

Head Coach: Dabo Swinney

Coaching Start Year: 2009

Salary: $11,260,000

Age: 56

Location: Clemson, South Carolina

Stadium: Memorial Stadium

Stadium Capacity: 81,500

#6 Texas A & M Aggies

Conference: SEC

Head Coach: Mike Elko

Coaching Start Year: 2024

Salary: $11,500,000

Age: 48

Location: College Station, Texas

Stadium: Kyle Field

Stadium Capacity: 102,733

#5 USC Trojans

Conference: Big 10

Head Coach: Lincoln Riley

Coaching Start Year: 2022

Salary: $11,500,000

Age: 42

Location: Los Angeles, California

Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial

Stadium Capacity: 77,500

#4 Indiana Hoosiers

Conference: Big 10

Head Coach: Curt Cignetti

Coaching Start Year: 2024

Salary: $11,600,000

Age: 64

Location: Bloomington, Indiana

Stadium: Memorial Stadium

Stadium Capacity: 52,626

#3 Ohio State Buckeyes

Conference: Big 10

Head Coach: Ryan Day

Coaching Start Year: 2019

Salary: $12,500,000

Age: 46

Location: Columbus, Ohio

Stadium: Ohio

Stadium Capacity: 102,780

#2 LSU Tigers

Conference: SEC

Head Coach: Lane Kiffin

Coaching Start Year: 2026

Salary: $13,000,000

Age: 50

Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Stadium: Tiger

Stadium Capacity: 102,321

#1 Georgia Bulldogs

Conference: SEC

Head Coach: Kirby Smart

Coaching Start Year: 2016

Salary: $13,280,000

Age: 50

Location: Athens, Georgia

Stadium: Sanford Stadium

Stadium Capacity: 93,303